Radiator



Dec. 27, 1932. A. M. MERTZANOFF 1,892,216

RADIATOR Filed April 30, 1929 /5 A [4 2' E /rg,l. ZIO 26a i i-/s se ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 27, 1932 n UNF-FE "TATES PATENT' orifice f MERTZANOFF, O-F NEW YORKfN. Y., ASSIGNR T0 AMERICAN RADIATOR COMPANY, GF NEV YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NTIV JERSEY Application iiled April 3'0', 1929'. Serial No. 359,334.

invention relates to improvements inradiators, and the same has for its object more particularly to provide a simple and Yeliicient construction which may be readily 5 adjusted and secured to desired position upon the Hoor.

Further, said invention has` for its object toprovide* a radiator which is so constructxed as toi permit ott-he vertical riser and re- I" turni being placed in close proximity to each other, and which while permitting of considerable longitudinal adjustment of the radia-torinrespect thereto will,`nevertheless, be

Y practically invisible.

I" Further, said invention has for its object to provide` a radiator in which the water or steam spaces of the end sections, or groupo' end sections at each end ofthe radiator .are of greater height than the intermediate 2,9 sections, and the inner opposingy sides: of the rejecting portions of said end sections or innermost of groups of end sections provided with pipe-receiving openings adapted :forconnection with a source ot' Huid heating `medium. l u

Further, said invention' has i-orits object to provide a' radiator construction inwhich all of the accessories, such as riser and connec'tions, return valves, etc;, will be disposed E wholly withinthegeometrical outlines of the radiator in order to permit of a'relat-ively close-fitting, removable casing or enclosure being fitted' therefrom. j y Y. Furthensaid invention has tor its object Dito provide a radiator construction in which the riser-'and return connection are arranged inwardly of' the ends of: the radiator, 'and' either below or above the intermediate por- 01 tion. thereof sothat none off saidi parts shall project beyond the geometrical outline 01" the'radiator. as awhole. y

Further, said invention has for its object toprovide aradiaton construction in. which the water spaces of the end sectionshall be of greater height than theintermediate section in order that the riser and return connections and controlling devices may be disposed in such manner that the radiator will 5o present no projecting parts which might innation, connection and arrangement o-fparts thereinafter more fully described and then pointed out in the-claims.

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 is a side elevation`v partly in section, showing one'vtorm ot radiator constructedaccording to and' embodying my said i-n-l vention;

Fig. 2` is a verticalv section takenl on .9J-'ot Fig. 1;

Figi 3 isa front elevation showinganiodified construction, andv Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic'viewshowing sev-- eral floors of thel buildii'igwitl closely associated riser and return pipesgand a plurality the line' of radiators adjusted tof dilerent positionsl with respect to said supply pipe and return.

In'I said drawing l0 designates aradiator comprising a series of intermediate sections 11 whiclif are here shown as of generallyrec'- tangular outline, and of uniform height, width-and? depth. Each of said? intermediate sections isfprovided upon-botlisid'es adjacent to its upper and lower ends with suitable apertures to receive nipples 152,v whereby the sections maybe communicatively connected.

rPhe intermediate sections 11 are of uniform size, and' the end sectionsflare' tallerthan said interniediatesections and' areconnected' thereto in such manner that-said: end sectionsx project botl above andbelowl the upper' andf lower edges of said intermediate seetions' and thuspermit of the connection ofa branch 'inl'etpipe 1'7- to the vinward1yr-facing portions 14'? of one end section, abovethe tops together, and the radiator so disposed that said pipes shall be at or near a point about midway between the ends of the radiator structure, as shown, for example, in the upper floor at Fig. 4.

The supply pipe 18 may be provided in its branch 17 with a suitable control valve 20.

The radiator including its connected parts is preferably enclosed by a removable metallic cover or casing QGwhich is provided at its ba se with suitable openings or recesses 27 for "the admission of cold air, and at or near its top with suitable openings 28 for the disl charge of the heated air. The top 26 is preferably secured at rear edge to the casing 26 by a hinge 29.

In order that the radiator may freely accommodate the casing 26, the end ysections 13 are preferably made wider, or conversely, the intermediate sections 11 may be made narrower, in order to provide a space between the end sections and to the rear of the intermediate sections to permit of the inlet or supply pipe 18 being carried downwardly or upwardly within the geometrical outline of the radiator'. By tliisarrangement the radiator is freed of all projecting parts which would otherwise interfere with or prevent the free application of the cover or easing to or upon the radiator. Further, each end section, instead of being single, as shown at Figs. 1 and 2, may consist of a plurality or group of sections as shown at Fig. 3'. Ther construction of the end sections, iii providing projecting portions both above and below said intermediate sections, renders this form of radiator suitable for use in connection with two pipe or hot watersystems.

t Fig. 3, is shown a construction similar to Vthat shown at Figs. 1 and comprising intei-mediate sections 11, and end sections 13a, loa. each of which latter is composed of a series or group of larger sections, instead of a single section as shown at Figs. 1 and 2.

The diagrammatic view, Fig. 4, shows a number of radiators supplied by the same closely-associated supply pipe and return pipe which may be adjusted laterally at different floors of a building to suit windows or other structural conditions, or to meet decorative requirements. The supply pipe 18 and return 19 being connected adjacent the lower endsof the end section 11.

i It will be noted that by making the intermediate sections 11 of smaller outline than the end sections 13, and assembling the sections, as illustrated, vertical and transverse marginal spaces are provided between the outer edges of the intermediate sections and the outer edges of the end sections, of which marginal spaces any one or more will readily accommodate `the necessary-,supply pipe, re-

turn pipe and valves, and thatthe Vsame will lie entirely within the geometrical outlines of the radiator as a whole.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that all the radiator operating parts and connections a're disposed entirely within the geoin'etrical outlines ofthe radiator structure, and as a result will permit of enclosing the radiator in a comparatively smaller or closer fitting removable casing 26 than would be possible if any pipes,`valves or other parts or accessories were connected or secured t0 the radiator and caused to project beyond its geometrical outline or contour.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is;

1. A radiator comprising a plurality of intermediate sections and end sections communicatively connected, the end sec-tions next adjoining said intermediate sections being of greater height than said intermediate sections and extending below the same and pro vided upon their inwardly opposing sides with pipe-receiving apertures, substantially as specified. A

il. A radiator comprising a plurality of intermediate sections and end sections communicatively connected by apertures adjacent to their upper and lower ends; said lastnamed apertures being arranged horizontally in alignment, said intermediate sections being shorter than said end sections whereby to provide extended surfaces on said end sections projecting vertically beyond said intermediate sections, and the-inner opposing sides of the extended portions of said end sections provided with pipe-receiving apertures disposed below said lower line of apertures, substantially as specified.

A radiator comprising a plurality of intermediate sections, and end sections; said intermediate sections being communicatively connected together' and to said end sections at their upper ends, and communicatively connected together at their lower ends, and to said ends sections at points above their lower ends, and pipe-receiving apertures upon the inwardly opposing sides of said end sections arranged at points below the point where the lower ends of said intermediate sections are secured together, substantially as specified.

Signed at the city of New York, in the county and State of New York, this 26th day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine.

ANDR M. MERTZANOFF.

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